>> Allen Dick wrote:

We have asked you to prove that bees have been increased in size
significantly during the 20th century by use of artificially large
foundation and that they will return to a size around 5.0 mm within a few
generations if left to their own devices.

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> Beesource.com web site regarding cell size and have had no problem seeing in
> these articles where the size of the honey bee has been enlarged. I've

Hi Mark -

Pertaining to the part about the bee returning to a smaller size if left to
their own devices...... (which, of course, they never got big on their own),
a friend sent some excerpts from a book, written in Dutch, that dealt with
this issue.

-Barry


Het werk van Baudoux(+1934) staat vermeld in : "Handboek van de imker door
Edm.Leysen (1961)" blz.13 tot 19, en in "Het maandblad van de Vlaamse
Bijentelers" nr 11( 20 ste jaargang)
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The work of Baudouw is mentioned in : "Handboek van de imker door
Edm.Leysen (1961)" page.13 till 19, and in  "Het maandblad van de Vlaamse
Bijentelers" nr 11( 20 ste volume)


De eigenschappen waren NIET erfelijk zodat een zwerm uit een volk met 700
cellengrootte in vrijheid terug overging naar cellen van 734 cellen/cm* om
nadien trapsgewijs terug te keren naar cellen van 835 tot 870 cellen /dm*.
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The quality were NOT heritable/hereditary so that a swarm from a beehive
with cells of 700 in freedom goes back to 734 cells and after that goes back
to 835 to 870 cells


Er zou een boekje bestaan (hebben) "De grote Cel" geschreven door Steven De
Meyer over de opzoekingen van Baudoux.
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There is a book titel "the big cell" written by Steven De Meyer
Concerning the discoverys   by Baudoux.